The chart below shows how frequently people in the USA ate in fast-food restaurants between 2003 and 2013.

The bar chart represents how regularly citizens in America ate in fast food restaurants in a 10-

year

period divided by six categories,

such

as “every day”, “several

times

a week”, “once a week”, “once or twice a month”, “a few

times

a

year

”, and “never”, measured in per cent.

Overall

,

it is clear that

the percentage of people who went to fast food outlets once or twice a month, and a few

times

a

year

experienced a rise,

while

the percentage of those who never, and went daily had diminished trend. The proportion of persons who ate in fast food restaurants once a week and once or twice a month comprised roughly 31% and 30%, respectively, in 2003.

Moreover

, the “once a week” group had escalated marginally but

then

dropped to just above a quarter

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seven years later.

On the other hand

, the “once or twice” group plummeted to exactly a quarter and accounted

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moderate jump to a third in the final

year

. As regards, the several

times

a week category had a plateau situation in a decade that had reached a peak of one-fifth in 2006 after three years previously experiencing a slight climb and settling back to just beyond 15% in 2013. Meanwhile, society went to there a few

times

a

year

experienced escalated steadily from nearly a sixth to stabilise at the exact 15% later by 2006 and 2013. The “never” and “every day” classifications plunged marginally throughout the

year

before levelling off in the remaining seven years with no more than 5%.